About Mahlet

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Who We Are

At Mahlet, our former NSA engineers are pioneering Communications Infrastructure Intelligence – a new category of solutions that finally shines a light on the technologies and protocols that underpin critical networks across the globe.
We develop solutions that illuminate the foundational layers traditional tools cannot see, empowering NetOps and SecOps teams in high-risk industries with the intelligence they need for superior performance, reliability, resilience, and security.
Our mission is simple: make sure organizations no longer have to operate with dangerous blind spots. By providing true end-to-end visibility, we’re helping the most important networks on the planet run stronger, safer, and more reliably than ever before.

What does Mahlet mean?

Mahlet (Ma-ha-let) means “grace” in Ethiopian Amharic

It reflects our core philosophy: build simple, elegant solutions that actually work.
Rather than chasing the latest AI, cloud, or distributed buzzwords, we focus on creating tools that integrate gracefully into your existing infrastructure – delivering powerful, reliable Full-Stack Network Visibility with minimal complexity and maximum impact.

What We Do

At Mahlet, we leverage our unique perspective and technical backgrounds, cultivated through decades in the national security, intelligence, cybersecurity, and telecommunications industries, to help businesses and government entities in the US defend against ever growing and increasingly sophisticated cyber threats.

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Our Core Values

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Innovation

Different trumps better. Improving existing security techniques won’t cut it. We need to rethink our approach to gain the advantage over the adversary.

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Passion

Do what you love. At Mahlet, thinking outside of the box and tackling the most challenging technical problems is what keeps us motivated and energized every day.

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Exceptionalism

Don’t just do something, do it to the best of your ability! The world is full of half-baked approaches and uninspired execution. Mahlet doesn’t tolerate either.

The Mahlet Leadership Team

Dan Getachew

Dan Getachew

Founder & Principal

Dan has spent decades in the aerospace, telecommunications, and intelligence sectors having left his most recent role as Chief Technology Officer at Ciena Government Systems to found Mahlet and drive innovation in the cybersecurity arena.

Jason Michalski

Jason Michalski

Chief Executive Officer

Jason served over 12 years in a variety of positions with the National Security Agency to include lead systems engineer, lead software developer, & senior project manager.

Devin Ryder

Devin Ryder

Chief Strategy Officer

Devin dabbled in the aerospace sector for a few years after spending just over 15 years with the National Security Agency as a lead systems engineer, CNO operator & technical director.

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Nehemiah Autism Center

We are very proud to be supporting the very worthy cause of working with Autistic children in Ethiopia. As an under resourced country, families who have children with Autism have a lot of struggles to both care and educate these precious children, and Nehemiah Autism Center is a wonderful organization that is working to alleviate this problem. They have a 501c3 organized supporting arm called Hands for Autistic Children of Ethiopia Corp. They are located at:

621 Bushytail Drive | Frederick, MD 21703 | Phone: (240) 429-8362

Wegene Ethiopian Foundation

We also support Wegene, a 501c3 organization whose mission is to improve the daily lives of the less fortunate and disadvantaged children and their families in Ethiopia by overcoming three critical barriers in the seemingly unbreakable poverty cycle: poor or no education, poor housing, and family instability. They are located at:

P.O. Box 11293 | McLean, VA 22102

Yemi Getachew Foundation

The Yemi Getachew foundation is being established to build upon Yemi’s humanitarian work and enduring purpose to help the vulnerable and the disenfranchised. Throughout her life, Yemi was passionate and deeply personally engaged in making the world a better place! In this spirit, the foundation will focus on three areas: support of cancer patients and their families, education, and immigration reform writ large. They are located at:

255 N. Market Street, Suite 170 | San Jose, CA 95110 | 1-408-334-0298